Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Banks Peninsula - Hickory Bay today (22 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (22 Sep, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 8s period with S swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (22 Sep, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 16s period with SSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (22 Sep, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 16s period with SSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Banks Peninsula - Hickory Bay at 12PM is: 0.6m 17s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 1.3m 8s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 05:00am September 22). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (22 Sep) | 5ft (1.6m) | 8s |
| Afternoon (22 Sep) | 2ft (0.6m) | 16s |
| Evening (22 Sep) | 5ft (1.6m) | 16s |
Table - waves today at Banks Peninsula - Hickory Bay. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 6mm), mostly falling on Wed morning. Very mild (max 10°C on Thu morning, min 5°C on Tue night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the SSW on Tue night, light winds from the NNW by Thu morning). | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Tuesday 22 | Wednesday 23 | Thursday 24 | |||||||||||||||||||||
3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | 12 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | 12 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | ||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 5 | S 7 | S 8 | S 8 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 8 | SSW 9 | SSW 9 | SSW 9 | SSW 8 | SSW 8 | SSW 8 | S 9 | S 10 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 8 | S 16 | SSW 15 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 100 | 348 | 291 | 229 | 206 | 263 | 1224 | 766 | 1230 | 1256 | 727 | 592 | 547 | 448 | 452 | 460 | 397 | 364 | 304 | 247 | 205 | 177 | 237 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-off | off | off | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross | off | off | off | off | off |
High Tide | 00:19AM1.57m | 12:43PM1.70m | 1:01AM1.60m | 1:24PM1.73m | 1:41AM1.65m | 2:04PM1.77m | |||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 6:16AM0.42m | 6:48PM0.43m | 6:59AM0.37m | 7:30PM0.38m | 7:42AM0.32m | 8:10PM0.33m | |||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 6:16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:13 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | 6:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:23 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:25 | — |
mm | 1 | 3 | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 8 | 6 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 6 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 6 | 5 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 8 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 9 |
Feels °C | 3 | 1 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 5 | -4 | -2 | -2 | -1 | -1 | -1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNE 6 | NE 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 7 | SSW 7 | N 3 | ENE 10 | E 10 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | S 9 | S 10 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 8 | S 8 | S 9 |
| kJ | 32 | 45 | 291 | 196 | 112 | 69 | 2 | 19 | 17 | 487 | 365 | 387 | 387 | 234 | 452 | 460 | 397 | 364 | 304 | 247 | 205 | 173 | 164 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 15 | SSW 16 | SSW 17 | SSW 17 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | E 10 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | SSW 12 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | S 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | S 15 | S 15 | S 16 | SSW 15 |
| kJ | 78 | 138 | 164 | 229 | 206 | 263 | 18 | 14 | 14 | 24 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 26 | 188 | 188 | 118 | 130 | 131 | 118 | 121 | 177 | 237 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 13 | SE 13 | NE 7 | NE 8 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | — | — | — | — | — | — | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | E 11 | E 9 | E 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 |
| kJ | 27 | 27 | 23 | 16 | 23 | 23 | 22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 22 | 11 | 11 | 9 | 6 | 7 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 11 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 5 | S 7 | — | — | NNW 3 | N 3 | SSW 16 | SSW 8 | SSW 9 | SSW 9 | SSW 9 | SSW 8 | SSW 8 | SSW 8 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | N 3 | N 3 |
| kJ | 100 | 348 | — | — | 3 | 7 | 1224 | 766 | 1230 | 1256 | 727 | 592 | 547 | 448 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 8 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 145 | 16 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 145 | 300 | 16 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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